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This is going to sound horrible, but when my 1st daughter was little she started that biting thing to. So, one day, I bit her back, just enough to scare her, and then asked how she liked to be bit. She hasn't done it since and she's now 4 and a half.

I agree with the Mommy's above. I've taught my girls that if they like to do hurtful, harmful things to others, they better LIKE how it feels to get it done to them, if not, they better stop. My older 2 had terrible hitting problems, one would hit, the other would scream "she hit me". I finally had enough and told the hitting recipient to "hit her back harder", then would ask the one who started it "did you like how that felt?" Usually I got a crying "No" answer. Lesson learned!
Babies don't understand consequences, or "cause and effect" yet. All they know is they bite, you give a startled, jerking reaction, they think it's funny. Same reaction they give to playing "peek-a-boo". Add the teething factor into the mix and you've now become a chew toy.
When he bites, give him a stern "NO, NO BITING", then put him down and walk away from him. If you stay by him role playing, he will think it's a game. Give him a teething ring or somthing to chew on if he is teething. If he still does it, bite him back, and tell him "see, OWWW, it hurts, NO BITING".
Smile, it increases your face value!
Jodi

I am so glad Jodi and Courtney's mom and Erin posted, too. I saw this question the first day Braxton's mom asked it and wanted to respond, but was half afraid to! Didn't want the "you're a rotten mommy" hate messages!!!! I agree with Jodi completely, they don't understand the cause and effect of their actions. Sometimes you have to think how they think.